diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/api.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/api.js.coffee
index 7cac971f247..db80e7b0f3c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/api.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/api.js.coffee
@@ -50,5 +50,5 @@
       callback(users)
 
   buildUrl: (url) ->
-    url = gon.relative_url_root + url if gon.relative_url_root.present?
+    url = gon.relative_url_root + url if gon.relative_url_root?
     return url.replace(':version', gon.api_version)